Everything You Need to Know About The DREAM Act and DACA
In 2001 a bipartisan bill entitled “The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act (S.1291)” was brought forward in the Senate. The proposed law would allow “undocumented immigrants” who came to America as minors to eventually get permanent legal status. This provision was contingent on those “undocumented immigrant” minors fulfilling the following qualifications: -Meet the age requirement -Attend or graduate from some type of higher learning -Be of good moral character -Not violate any other immigration laws -Remain physically present in the country for a certain time A testament to the Left’s adeptness at framing, the term “DREAMer” was coined to refer to someone who was brought to the country as a minor illegally with no documentation. The initial 2001 DREAM Act failed in the Senate. Since then, there’ve been at least 21 similar bills introduced to Congress that attempted to accomplish basically the same goals. All were either stuck in commi...